Crossing borders

Bad Eisenkappel is the southernmost Austrian municipality. It is a health resort, a climate protecting municipality and part of the Karavanke Geopark.

The Solčava municipality is located in northern Slovenia in the area of the Kamnik-Savinja Alps. It is mostly known after three parallel alpine valleys: the Logar Valley, the Robanov kot valley and the Matkov kot valley. In 2009, the Solčava region received the title European Destination of Excellence.

On both sides of the border, people looking for relaxation and an active holiday can find natural treasures which have elsewhere already lost their original characteristics.

A touch of adventure in the landscape of extraordinary beauty, marked by an ancient culture, tradition and customs.

Stories that connect

Already in the year 1000 the people from today’s Koroška region have settled on the sunny slopes at the foot of the Olševa mountain. The mountain routes between Bad Eisenkappel and Solčava were important in the Middle Ages. The alliance between mountain farms and the sale of produce also has a long tradition. The opening of the Pavlič Pass has made these possibilities even easier on both sides of the border.

Before this, people had to travel one hundred kilometres before they arrived at the other side of the border. The locals, however, took shortcuts on the so called smuggling routes, where it is still possible to cross the border today. The residents of Bad Eisenkappel and Solčava love to visit traditional church meetings at Šentlenart or Sveti Duh and other events, which connect people on both sides of the border.

Romantic view

While driving through the Pavlič Pass, a breathtaking panorama view of the mountains in the region and the area at the border opens up. The romance with magnificent nature continues on the well-known Solčava panoramic road and deep down in the Logar Valley at the foot of the Kamnik-Savinja Alps.

At the top of the elongated ridge of the Olševa border mountain, everything around unites into a magnificent whole.